Black smoke and flickering orange flame passed before her sight, parting to reveal crowds of frightened, terrified creatures. All would burn, unless…
She stopped in its path, defiant.
Another kirin watched her—her twin, but larger, more mature. “There’s nothing you can do to make them love you, Lotus. It doesn’t matter how many you save.”
“I don’t care!” she yelled back, defiant. “I’m not doing this for them!”